Are you excited to know which top cricket player announced their retirement from international cricket? We have listed them one by one. Every year, many new players join the cricket teams, while some old players retire from one or all cricket formats.
This year, some cricket players surprised fans by announcing their retirement, such as Nicholas Pooran and Heinrich Klaasen. People were expecting that they would play more cricket for their country. Some personal fitness issues, poor form, or other reasons are involved; that’s why players say goodbye to cricket.
Top Cricketers Who Announced Retirement from International Cricket in 2025
There are already many cricket players who have retired in 2024. So now let’s discuss such top cricketers who retired in 2025:
Here are the names of international cricketers who officially announced their retirement in 2025:
Retired from all international cricket formats:
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
Martin Guptill’s international retirement date was January 8, 2025. He scored 2586 runs in 47 Test matches, 7346 runs in 198 ODIs, and 3531 runs in 122 T20Is. He started his international career in 2009. His strength was an aggressive opening batting style, especially in white-ball cricket.
Rishi Dhawan (India)
Rishi Dhawan retired from Indian limited-overs cricket on January 6, 2025. He made his international debut in 2016 and played four matches for India. Dhawan played as an all-rounder but could not perform very well.
Varun Aaron (India)
On 8 January 2025, Guptill formally announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to his 13-year-long international career (367 games overall) with 2586 runs in 47 Tests, 7346 runs in 198 ODIs, and 3531 runs in 122 T20Is.
Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)
Tamim Iqbal is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He retired from international cricket in January 2025, after a career spanning 15 years. In his career, he scored 5,134 runs in Tests, 8,357 runs in ODIs, and 1,758 runs in T20Is. He made his international debut in 2007.
Shapoor Zadran (Afghanistan)
Shapoor Zadran retired from international cricket on January 30, 2025. He played 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is, but his run count in each format was modest: 67 runs in ODIs and 27 runs in T20Is. He made his ODI debut in 2009.
Wriddhiman Saha (India)
Wriddhiman Saha retired from all forms of cricket on February 1, 2025, after playing his last Ranji Trophy match against Punjab. He played 40 Test matches for India, scoring 1353 runs, and 9 ODIs, scoring 41 runs. Exceptional wicketkeeping skills were his top skill.
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
Dimuth Karunaratne announced his retirement in February 2025 after playing his 100th Test match against Australia. He made his ODI debut in July 2011 and his Test debut in November 2012. Over his career, he scored around 7,200 Test runs with 16 centuries and 1,316 ODI runs in 50 matches, while never featuring in T20Is. Best known for his solid technique and leadership, and Sri Lanka’s most dependable Test opener.
Mahmudullah (Bangladesh)
Mahmudullah retired from international cricket in March 2025, having played across all three formats for Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut in 2007 and retired from Tests in 2021, T20Is in 2024, and finally ODIs in 2025. His consistent contributions across all three formats, particularly in ODIs, where he is Bangladesh’s fourth-highest run-getter.
Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)
Heinrich Klaasen retired from international cricket on June 2, 2025. He started his international career in February 2018. He played four Tests, 60 ODIs, and 58 T20Is for South Africa. His strength was an aggressive batting style, particularly in the white-ball formats. His contribution is tests: 104 runs in 4 matches. ODIs: 2141 runs in 60 matches and T20Is: 1000 runs in 58 matches.
Piyush Chawla (India)
Piyush Chawla retired from all forms of cricket on June 6, 2025. He played his first international match on March 9, 2006, against England in a Test match. In Tests, he scored 270 runs. In ODIs, he scored 1117 runs. In T20Is, he scored 151 runs. Piyush Chawla is best known for his contributions to India’s 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup winning squads.
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Nicholas Pooran retired from international cricket on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the age of 29. He never played Test cricket for the West Indies and finished his career with 1,983 ODI runs and 2,275 T20I runs. He made his international debut in a T20I match in 2016. Pooran is famous for his powerful hitting and aggressive batting style, particularly in the T20 format.
Retired from the ODI format:
Marcus Stoinis (Australia)
Marcus Stoinis has announced his retirement from One Day Internationals (ODIs) effective immediately. He made this decision to focus on T20 cricket. In 71 ODI matches for Australia, he scored 1495 runs and took 48 wickets. Stoinis debuted for Australia in 2015. He is best known for his all-around abilities and his powerful hitting in T20 cricket.
Steve Smith (Australia)
Steve Smith’s most recent retirement is from One Day International (ODI) cricket, announced after Australia’s semi-final loss to India in the 2025 Champions Trophy. While he remains available for Test and T20 formats, his ODI career ended with 170 matches and 5,800 runs. His exceptional batting skills and leadership kept him unique from others, particularly in Test cricket, where he holds a significant record for runs.
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
In May 2024, he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament. On 2 June 2025, Maxwell announced his retirement from One Day Internationals after 149 matches over 13 years, including 2 World Cup victories. He scored 3,990 runs and picked 77 wickets from his 149 ODI games.
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
Mushfiqur Rahim retired from ODI cricket on March 5, 2025, after a 19-year career. He also retired from T20Is in 2022. He is known for his ODI record of 7,795 runs in 274 matches and his Test record of 6,055 runs.
Retired from Test cricket only:
Virat Kohli (India)
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket in May 2025, ending a 14-year career. He debuted in 2011. In his Test career, he scored 9,230 runs in 123 matches, including 30 centuries. He has already said goodbye to T20 games. Now he will only be available for one-day cricket.
Rohit Sharma (India)
Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket on May 7, 2025. He had previously retired from T20Is after the 2024 T20 World Cup title win. In Test cricket, he scored 4,301 runs in 67 matches. In ODIs, he has 11,168 runs in 273 matches, and in T20Is, he has 4,231 runs in 159 matches. Rohit is known for his elegance, timing, and prolific scoring in all formats of the game.
So this was the player who announced their retirement from international cricket from Test and ODI. There may be more who can make an announcement later this year.
